Новости за 24.07.2018

Elton John Tuesday blasted Russia and eastern Europe governments for "discrimination against gays" saying such bigotry was thwarting the fight against AIDS, as scientists announced disappointing results in the quest for a cure.

Between 200 and 300 thousand leva will cost the fence that will be built on our land border with Romania to limit the risk of African swine fever. It will be four-row with a barbed wire, of which one linear meter costs 60 stotinki.

A young man drowned in the lake in the forest park "Lipnik" near Rousse, police said in the Danube town.

A state of emergency was declared in the municipality of Teteven, Mayor of the municipality Madelena Boyadjieva told BTA. The reason for this is the worsened situation after the rainfall in the municipality last night, especially in the villages of Glogovo and Gradejnitsa.

Prime Minister Boyko Borisov held a telephone conversation with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. "We have the deepest sympathy for the victims and relatives of those who died in the fires in Greece. With anxiety and pain, we received the news of the disaster that struck the friendly Greek people, which resulted in human casualties and caused heavy material damage, "the Bulgarian Prime Minister stressed.

LONDON (Reuters) - Bitcoin, the world’s best-known cryptocurrency, shot past $8,000 on Tuesday for the first time in two months on signs of growing institutional interest in virtual coins.

There are still many beautiful hidden locations on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast, which are wild, without hotels and roaming tourists. Such are the beaches of the islands in the sea. Here are five islands in the Black Sea that bear saint names:

Telenor Bulgaria released its new Survey Оn Tablet pack subscription plan for business customers. The plan offers analytical opportunities for businesses by conducting digital surveys among clients. The plan comes with 1.5 GВ of mobile data at maximum speed per month and 4G/LTE network access, valid for use both in Bulgaria and for roaming in the Zone EU and also a Survey Оn Tablet service single device licence.

1. Vasil Bojkov

Estimated net worth: BGN 1.48 billion
Stakes in privately held companies: Nove Holding, majority shareholder in Bul Ins, sold his shares in Eurofootball. Owner of Vabo-1, casinos, hotels (Gloria Palace) and many other companies and offshore entities.
Stakes in public companies: Patishta Holding - around 60%, worth BGN 240.32 million, Moststroy - around 70%, worth around BGN 35.66 million, Railway Infrastructure Holding Company - around 78%, worth around BGN 230 million. Читать дальше...

SOFIA (Kyodo) -- The morning before the closing ceremony of the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, two young Bulgarian athletes waited nervously in the Athletes' Village of Yoyogi Park.

BULGARIA - Clearing of land to enable the building of a fence at the Romanian border has begun, to prevent the movement of wild boar into Bulgaria as a measure against African swine fever

Sofia. Today, rainy clouds will continue to gather and bring rain and thunderstorms to many places, chances of hail remain. Atmospheric pressure is lower than the average for the month, it is expected to begin to rise in the afternoon. There will be light to moderate mostly northern wind. Temperatures will drop and the maximum will be between 23°C and 28°C, for Sofia around 23°C. This is the weather forecast of the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology, meteorologist Boryana Markova told Focus News Agency. Читать дальше...

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed an order on July 23 amending the Order on the Approval of a New Composition of the Joint Commission for Trade-Economic and Scientific-Technical Cooperation between Azerbaijan and Bulgaria from Azerbaijan's Side, dated March 6, 2008.

Euronews: Hundreds of farmers in Bulgaria have protested in the capital Sofia against a government mass slaughter of livestock.

A 50-year-old man was shot in the underpass at Gotse Delchev Blvd in the capital. He was taken to the hospital for receive medical assistance, no details of his condition were reported.
 
A report of a shot in the underpass was filed with the police shortly after 10.00am on Tuesday, the Ministry of Interior reported. Police teams were sent to the address, a 59-year-old man was detained on site. He shot a 50-year-old man in the belly with a legally owned gun. The victim was transported to a hospital for medical care. Читать дальше...

Dimitar Berbatov is now very close to ending his career. That was what he hinted at, admitting that he had not received any offers from football clubs during the summer.

SEOUL: A prominent South Korean lawmaker who was being probed over a bribery scandal has committed suicide, police said this morning.

The Bulgarian driver continues to drive fast and is not sufficiently responsible for the transportation of his own child. This is shown in a report on road accidents in 2017, quoted by Nova TV.

The Bulgarians will decrease to 4.9 million in 2070, according to the annual report on the state of national security in 2017, quoted by Darik. Eurostat data is used for the forecast.

Pension funds will be required to provide estimates of the future amount of retirement benefits. This includes changes to the Social Security Code (CSR), published on the website of the Ministry of Finance. The aim is that the insured persons in voluntary pension funds can better plan their old-age savings.

The "Sofia Auto Transport" will buy 10 renovated buses that will move to Vitosha Nature Park. They will replace fully depreciated vehicles that run on lines 63,163 and 66.

MATI, Greece (Reuters) - A wildfire killed at least 50 people and injured more than 150 as it swept through a small resort town near Athens, with huge flames trapping families with children as they fled.